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FZNT24 KNHC 190815
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 19 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-191530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 19 2006

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH OVER THE WRN GULF IS MOVING W ONSHORE ON THE 
TEXAS COAST THIS MORNING. SURFACE RIDGE WILL BUILD FROM THE ATLC 
INTO THE E AND CENTRAL GULF BEHIND THE TROUGH THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-191530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 19 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-191530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 19 2006

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 22N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.MON...N OF 22N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 22N 
E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. W OF 94W NW WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 95W. 
.WED...W OF 93W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. 

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GMZ084-191530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 19 2006

.TODAY...E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 25N E OF 87W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N W 
OF 87W NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S 
OF 25N.
.WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.

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GMZ086-191530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 19 2006

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 27N S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN